http://www.feedbooks.com/books/top.atom?category=FBSOC000000&lang=en&locale=deSocial science2015-03-31T22:15:54Zhttp://assets3.feedbooks.net/images/favicon.ico?t=1427795948Feedbookshttp://www.feedbooks.comsupport@feedbooks.zendesk.com2220An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nationshttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/210Adam Smithhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/1042007-03-01T03:13:36Z2015-03-23T11:12:22Zen1776Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism. Written in clear and incisive prose, The We...375,189 wordshttp://en.wikisource.orgThe Princehttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/94Niccolò Machiavellihttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/362007-01-02T19:44:01Z2015-03-06T16:41:55Zen1513Il Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. Originally called De Principatibus (About Principalities), it was written in 1513, but not published until 1532, five yea...32,174 wordsWikisourceA Room of One's Ownhttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/6655Virginia Woolfhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/2062013-03-01T21:17:01Z2015-03-06T17:05:50Zen1929A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on 24 October 1929, the essay was based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women's colleges at Cambridge University in Octobe...37,653 wordshttp://gutenberg.orgThis work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70.Manifesto of the Communist Partyhttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/209Karl Marxhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/102Friedrich Engelshttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/1032007-01-17T20:47:55Z2015-03-18T14:19:36Zen1848Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei), often referred to as The Communist Manifesto, was first published on February 21, 1848, and is one of the world's most influential political manuscripts. Commissioned ...17,571 wordshttp://en.wikisource.orgThe Code of Hammurabihttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/4239Hammurabihttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/12162009-09-23T07:29:12Z2015-03-06T16:57:11Zen-1790The Code of Hammurabi (Codex Hammurabi) is a well-preserved ancient law code, created ca. 1790 BC (middle chronology) in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. One nearly complete example of the Code survives toda...6,390 wordshttp://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1472&Itemid=264Common Sensehttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/2850Thomas Painehttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/5772008-09-03T14:38:38Z2015-03-06T16:52:28Zen1776Enormously popular and widely read pamphlet, first published in January of 1776, clearly and persuasively argues for American separation from Great Britain and paves the way for the Declaration of Independence. This highly influential landmark doc...21,529 wordshttp://gutenberg.orgThe Articles of Confederationhttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/4053Benjamin Franklinhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/11402009-07-16T17:05:52Z2015-03-06T16:56:27Zen1781The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, commonly referred to as the Articles of Confederation, was the first constitution of the thirteen United States of America. The Second Continental Congress appointed a committee to draft the 'Arti...12,988 wordshttp://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/artconf.aspThe Federalist Papershttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/2674Publiushttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/4912008-07-20T12:04:13Z2015-03-26T16:55:45Zen1787The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August...189,954 wordshttp://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/Women and Economicshttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/6889Charlotte Perkins Gilmanhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/9182014-06-18T07:44:28Z2015-03-06T17:06:53Zen1898Women and Economics – A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution is a book written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and published in 1898. It is considered by many to be her single greatest work, and as with ...72,322 wordshttp://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/gilman/economics/economics.htmlThis work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA.Declaration of Independencehttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/2675Thomas Jeffersonhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/4922008-07-20T14:53:49Z2015-03-06T16:51:49Zen1776The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were no longer a part of the British Empire. Written pr...1,322 wordshttp://www.foundingfathers.info/documents/decindep.htmlPolitical Idealshttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/4171Bertrand Russellhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/11682009-09-10T14:00:34Z2015-03-06T16:56:54Zen1917Five essays: Political Ideals; Capitalism and the Wage System; Pitfalls in Socialism; Individual Liberty and Public Control; National Independence and Internationalism.
22,166 wordsProject GutenbergThis work was published before 1923 and is in the public domain in the USA only.On the Duty of Civil Disobediencehttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/219Henry David Thoreauhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/1062007-01-19T13:03:19Z2015-03-06T16:42:18Zen1849Thoreau wrote his famous essay, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, as a protest against an unjust but popular war and the immoral but popular institution of slave-owning. 9,398 wordshttp://en.wikisource.orgEugenics and Other Evilshttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/3719Gilbert Keith Chestertonhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/9532009-03-06T19:11:04Z2015-03-06T16:55:12Zen1922From the introduction:
"I publish these essays at the present time for a particular reason connected with the present situation; a reason which I should like briefly to emphasise and make clear.
Though most of the conclusions, especially towards...46,832 wordshttp://www.gutenberg.orgThis work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA.Proposed Roads to Freedomhttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/4280Bertrand Russellhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/11682009-10-01T17:00:01Z2015-03-06T16:57:19Zen1918In this book Russell weighs the respective advantages and disadvantages of Socialism, Marxism and Syndicalism.53,376 wordsProject GutenbergThis work was published before 1923 and is in the public domain in the USA only.The United States Constitutionhttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/4196James Madisonhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/11932009-09-23T07:23:08Z2015-03-06T16:57:01Zen1787The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America and the Federal Government of the United Stat...7,366 wordshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst.htmlThe Lawhttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/2770Frédéric Bastiathttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/5402008-08-13T13:56:08Z2015-03-06T16:52:12Zen1849The Law, original French title La Loi, is a 1849 book by Frédéric Bastiat. It was published one year after the third French Revolution of 1848 and one year before his death of tuberculosis at age 49. The essay was influenced by John Locke's Second...16,611 wordshttp://www.mises.org/story/2060Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Deathhttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/4147Patrick Henryhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/11832009-09-03T11:49:55Z2015-03-06T16:56:49Zen1775"'Give me Liberty, or give me Death'!" is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention. It was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having swung t...1,214 wordshttp://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6The American Crisishttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/4901Thomas Painehttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/5772010-06-11T16:02:25Z2015-03-06T17:00:03Zen1776The American Crisis was a series of pamphlets published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution by eighteenth century Enlightenment philosopher and author Thomas Paine. The first volume begins with the famous words "These are the times th...77,895 wordshttp://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3741The Man-Made World; or, Our Androcentric Culturehttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/3612Charlotte Perkins Gilmanhttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/9182009-01-26T12:10:45Z2015-03-06T16:54:51Zen1911A liberal feminist text. Rather than considering what is appropriate masculine or feminine behaviour, we should investigate what it is to be human.44,922 wordshttp://www.gutenberg.orgThis work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA.The Makers of Canada: George Brownhttp://www.feedbooks.com/book/4445John Lewishttp://www.feedbooks.com/author/12762009-11-26T18:00:02Z2015-03-06T16:57:56Zen1906George Brown (November 29, 1818 – March 9, 1880) was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist, politician Fathers of Confederation. A noted Reform politician, he was also the founder and editor of the Toronto Globe, which is today (having merged with o...55,537 wordshttp://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30546This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA.